The quantification and correction of wind-induced  precipitation measurement errors

Kochendorfer, John; Rasmussen, Roy; Wolff, Mareile; Baker, Bruce; Hall, Mark E.; Meyers, Tilden; Landolt, Scott; Jachcik, Al; Isaksen, Ketil; Brækkan, Ragnar; Leeper, Ronald

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1973-2017

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12 Apr 2017

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The quantification and correction of wind-induced precipitation measurement errors

John Kochendorfer, Roy Rasmussen, Mareile Wolff, Bruce Baker, Mark E. Hall, Tilden Meyers, Scott Landolt, Al Jachcik, Ketil Isaksen, Ragnar Brækkan, and Ronald Leeper

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RC1: 'Paper Review', Eva Mekis, 05 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review of "The Quantification and Correction of Wind-Induced Precipitation Measurement Errors"', Samuel Buisan, 08 Nov 2016
EC1: 'Editor comments/bonus review', Michael Earle, 10 Nov 2016
AC1: 'Response to reviews', John Kochendorfer, 07 Dec 2016

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Snowfall measurements recorded using precipitation gauges are subject to significant underestimation due to the effects of wind. Using measurements recorded at two different precipitation test beds, corrections for unshielded gauges and gauges within different types of windshields were developed and tested. Using the new corrections, uncorrectable errors were quantified, and measurement biases were successfully eliminated.